How to Make a Party in Fortnite

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Hosting a Fortnite party is a great way to celebrate your favorite gamer’s birthday! But if your family is trying to social distance, you may not want to host a traditional birthday party this year. Luckily, your gamer can still have a blast partying with their friends thanks to the Party Royale option inside Fortnite. Here’s how to make a party in Fortnite.

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Since we’ve been social distancing for months now, many parents are searching for new ways to celebrate their kid’s birthday. And that means virtual birthday parties are gaining popularity. Thanks to a new Fortnite mode, your kids can have a blast playing with their friends and celebrating their birthday at the same time! But if you’re not familiar with Fortnite, you may be wondering how to make a party in Fortnite.

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What is a Party in Fortnite?

Creating a party in Fortnite is much like throwing a virtual celebration. You can create your own party within the game, invite friends to join, and play together. This party option is a great way to virtually celebrate a birthday or special event!

Throwing a party in Fortnite requires your kids to use the Party Royale mode in the game. This section of the game is located in it’s own island and if outfitted with a variety of fun features perfect for a virtual birthday party:

• Listen to music. Your kids can enjoy hanging out and listening to music in the island’s concert hall.
• Race against each other. Now that players can use vehicles in Fortnite, your kids can have fun racing against each other on the island’s race track.
• Nonlethal weapons. Gameplay in this game mode is nonlethal, but that doesn’t mean your kids can’t have fun playing together! Instead of the traditional weapons inside Battle Royale, your kids can play with paintball guns, paint bombs, and crash pads.

In addition to those fun new additions to the Fortnite map, Party Royale also offers your kids some fun challenges to compete in during their virtual birthday party:

• Glider Drop: Teleport above the island and glide through the rings floating in the sky
• Time Trials: Race around the map on foot to the different checkpoints
• Wave Dash: Grab a boat and race around the island on water through different checkpoints as fast as you can
• Quad Dash: Use an ATV to race around the island, making sure to reach each checkpoint before time runs out
• Soccer: Play a game of soccer on the island’s soccer field

How to Make a Party in Fortnite

With all those fun features, throwing a party in Fortnite is a great idea for a virtual birthday party! Now that you know what Party Royale is, you’re probably wondering how to set up your own party in the game.

The first step to making making a party in Fortnite is to download the game. Hop onto your favorite gaming platform and download Fortnite — it’s free! You can play on pretty much any plaform, including PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, PC, and mobile phones. After downloading the game, create your account, pick your skin, and head to the gaming screen.

When you’re ready to start playing head to the Battle Royale lobby. From there, you’ll be asked to select between a variety of different game modes:

• Solo
• Squads
• Arena
• Creative
• Party Royale

Simply choose Party Royale from the game modes and head to the island. To invite your friends to the party, send a party invite to each of your friends when they’re online.

Since the only way to invite your friends to your Party Royale on Fortnite is to send them an invite when they’re already online, you’ll need to let your kids’ friends know when the party will be held. You can either send out a traditional Fortnite birthday party invitation or email virtual invitations to your party guests. Be sure to include the date and time on the invite and let your guests know that they’ll need a Fortnite account to join the party.

Once all your guests have joined the party, the kids can chat with each other over the headsets, run around the map as a group, and play together until they’re ready to log off.

Is Fortnite Party Royale Private?

If you’re planning a virtual birthday party for your kids, you may be wondering if this Fortnite game mode is private. Unfortunately, you can not create a private party in Party Royale. Your child and their guests can play together on the island as a party, but there will be other players in the game mode with them. The good news is, that those players can remain isolated from the group. The only way to interact with other players that aren’t part of the party is to accept a chat request from them. Your kids can simply deny the chat to keep their party semi-private.

How to Make a Party Private in Fortnite?

While you can’t create a private party in Party Royale, there is a workaround. If you would prefer your kids’ virtual Fortnite party be completely private, they can create a game in Creative mode and invite their friends. Although there aren’t special features in this mode, like games and music, the party guests can freeplay with each other in a private setting.

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